Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Centraal
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On the Science and Scientists of the Dutch Golden Age.
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- England Plundered Holland’s Glory on Nov 3, 2009 in History of Science Huygens arts culture book Dutch England English gardening Holland music prize
Lisa Jardine, author of Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland’s Glory, has won McGill University’s Cundill prize: Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland’s Glory (Harper), the remarkable story of the relationship between...
- New Leeuwenhoek Web Site! on Oct 1, 2009 in Delft Leeuwenhoek new Science website
Good news for all Leeuwenhoek students and those interested in the science of The Netherland’s Golden Age. Douglas Anderson has produced a new web site called Lens on Leeuwenhoek. Why a web site dedicated to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek? From the int...
- Bridge to the Past – The Leeuwenhoek Microscope on Jul 21, 2009 in Leeuwenhoek Royal Society lens grinding microscopes lenses Microbiology build students
I know I promised to stay away until fall, but this came up at Small Things Considered and I thought it deserved attention – recreating the past to better understand the present: The Ten Minute Leeuwenhoek Microscope by Patrick Keeling¹ Pat...
- Summer Notice on Jul 9, 2009 in Leeuwenhoek break summer
I hope to return to this blog in the the fall, with the hope of catching up with lost articles and unfinished pages. Have a good summer! Posted in Leeuwenhoek Tagged: break, summer...
- A Leuwenhoek Time Line on Jul 5, 2009 in Leeuwenhoek Google time line timeline
Google has a time-line for Leeuwenhoek: Posted in Leeuwenhoek Tagged: Google, time line, timeline...
- Stamps Feature Dutch Scientists. on Jun 17, 2009 in Boerhaave Leeuwenhoek Sylvius History Dutch historic Science Netherlands stamps postzegel 1937 1938 culture arts
“Summer stamps” (1937) with Jacob Maris (1837-1899) painter, F. de la Boë Sylvius (1614-1672) medical doctor, J. van den Vondel (1587-1679) writer and playwright, A. Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) scientist. “Summer stamps” (1938)...
- Huygens in France on May 21, 2009 in Huygens Royalty Academy Science Paris Verduin Cassini
This painting shows the establishment of the Academy of Sciences in France in 1666, during the reign of Louis XIV. Christiaan Huygens was one of the founding members of the Academy, and he lived in Paris from 1666 to 1681. Research done by C.J. (...
